Ready to Be a Thought Leader? :How to Increase Your Influence, Impact, and Success

Publication subTitle :How to Increase Your Influence, Impact, and Success

Author: Denise Brosseau  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781118795064

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118647615

Subject: C933 the theory of leadership

Language: ENG

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The how-to guide to becoming a go-to expert

Within their fields, thought leaders are sources of inspiration and innovation. They have the gift of harnessing their expertise and their networks to make their innovative thoughts real and replicable, sparking sustainable change and even creating movements around their ideas. In Ready to Be a Thought Leader?, renowned executive talent agent Denise Brosseau shows readers how to develop and use that gift as she maps the path from successful executive, professional, or civic leader to respected thought leader.

With the author's proven seven-step process—and starting from wherever they are in their careers—readers can set a course for maximum impact in their field. These guidelines, along with stories, tips, and success secrets from those who have successfully made the transition to high-profile thought leader, allow readers to create a long-term plan and start putting it into action today, even if they only have 15 minutes to spare.

  • Offers a step-by-step process for becoming a recognized thought leader in your field
  • Includes real-world examples from such high-profile thought leaders as Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar; Chip Conley, author of PEAK and former CEO of JDV Hospitality; and more
  • Written by Denise Brosseau, founder of Thought Leadership Lab, an executive talent agency that helps executives become thought leaders, who has worked with start-up CEOs and leaders from such firms as Apple, Genentech, Symantec, Morgan Stanley, Medtronic, KPMG, DLA Piper, and more

Ready to Be a Thought Leader? offers essential reading for anyone ready to expand their influence, increase their professional success, have an impact far beyond a single organization and industry, and ultimately leave a legacy that matters.

Chapter

Cover

pp.:  1 – 9

Title Page

pp.:  9 – 10

Copyright

pp.:  10 – 13

Contents

pp.:  13 – 15

Foreword, Guy Kawasaki

pp.:  15 – 17

Getting Started: From Leader to Thought Leader

pp.:  35 – 53

Chapter 1 Find Your Driving Passion

pp.:  53 – 75

Chapter 2 Build Your Ripples of Influence

pp.:  75 – 103

Chapter 3 Activate Your Advocates

pp.:  103 – 133

Chapter 4 Put Your "I" on the Line

pp.:  133 – 155

Chapter 5 Codify Your Lessons Learned

pp.:  155 – 181

Chapter 6 Put Yourself on S.H.O.U.T.

pp.:  181 – 217

Chapter 7 Incite (R)Evolution

pp.:  217 – 241

Conclusion

pp.:  241 – 243

Notes

pp.:  243 – 255

Acknowledgments

pp.:  255 – 257

About the Author

pp.:  257 – 259

Index

pp.:  259 – 273

More from Wiley

pp.:  273 – 274

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